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The ADA At Work

July 21, 2005

imageVia This Is Broken comes this story of your tax money well spent: this restroom sign at the National Botanical Garden appears, at first glance, to be typical: it even features Braille for patrons with sight impairments.
The twist? The sign is hanging above the door, well out of range of a blind man’s fingers… which hardly matters anyway, because the Braille is printed on the sign, not embossed.

1 comment

  • I have seen several DRIVE-UP atm’s with braile keypads.
    I think I’ll stay off the road for a while.

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